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The Dillon tribune., 1887-03-18

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James N.Caiy. age ent $50 Main ST., Butte.
a. H. Stokes. Gsni Agent. Corner Main and Ell,
soee's' Helena; Or Charles :. Fec, C. r. 4
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The Dillon tribune., 1887-03-18
NoRTHEkS PACIFIC RAILROAD.

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DINING CAR Rc,,TG. AND
ONLY THROUGH CAR ,.>r ~
,HlCNGO. 81. ,D,,Is AMI.
AL;. EASTERN CITIES
tSEt tM!.RA\T SLEErEH>.
THROUGH PULLMAN CARS:
LON RATES:
QUICK TINE.
The Dillon tribune., 1887-03-18

kep, On sale a. the
OFFICE,
Put Up to Order OH short Notice

Put Up to Order OH short Notice.
Acknowledgements.
Quartz location blanhs--large o. small.
Water rish. location blanks.
Bargain ard sale deeds
Warranty deeds
Mortgages.
Cha,tei mortgages.
>ummon>-Ias,icc> court,
Esesu,ion>-Ius,ioe'> court,
>uhgsrnas-Ius'ice> court,
Mi.'imu~-!u>,ice'> court.
A''idasi. OF -A''aehrncn,-I. Justices cour,.
1aFn'>nees-no.icc OF!
P-ori>>orF po,e>->eycrai >.,,es.
Blank shipping tag, printed 70 Order.
Blank programmes and iioldc,s.
Stock receipts Bound The long va, 10.
Office use. also. the shor: way Tor cn,,ye
"'enoc o! Carving in the pocket,
Blank tablets. for coun,c. or poke: ,isc.
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Ruled cardboard, Tor placing under IN.
ruled paper "hen wri,:n.
Letter heads, note heads. statements etc
neatly 'aoe'e! w:thou. ,x,ra charge: and
o.o''crs sd:e! 4: COS: o, putting them Or.
Fine h.o.'in: board keTt in stock and CT.
TO any desired size
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

4 special train on the Oswego 4 Phe-
nix road from Syracuse last Monday coli
ded with switch engine near the eastern
town limit. The train crews jumped;
the throttle was opened by the jolt; and
the switch engine dashed forward through
the town at the rate OF seventy miles an
hour. There were many thrilling escapes
at street crossings, At West Utica street
it struck and wrecked a locomotive, the
engineer OF which had leg taken off.
Across the bridge the runaway continued
aud ran into the engine ola passenger
train. Both engines were wrecked, but
nobody was hurt.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

Trinidad, Oct. 10.-The town is full OF
delegates to the county republican con
venton Much electioneering is being
done but the ticket has not yet been
named,
5p. m.-The following is the ticket
nominated: County clerk, Hub. Stark
treasurer, John Davis; county superin-
tendent OF schools, Fred. Dick; coroner,
DIR. Robinson; sheriff, B. ID. Finck; at
torney, Fred. Burkhar. .
At the Grand Union hotel last night,
"Reldy," the barkeeper, was killed in
his bed by party, who has been arrest
Cd but who is unknown and refuses TO
reveal his mama. The mur Ter was COM
mitted with razor, by which the throat
OF the deceased was frightfully gashed.
II is supposed that robbery WAS the mot
i've for the deed.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15
TELEGRAP1i.C AND GENERAL.
As picked MP among our
Exchanges.

Washington, October S.--Surgeon Gen
eral Hamilton this morning received a
telegram from DR. Wall, of Tampa, say
ing: "There have been four deaths from
yellow fever, and about twolty cases. F"
DR.. Wall adds: "a few of the cases have
passed the fever stage. Many people
have fled. Itmayhc necessary to estab-
lish camp OF refuge in the country. The
mails can be fumigated
telegram was also received from Sam
ford Wyley, president Of the state health
protective association, requesting the loan
Of tents for refuge from the epidemic at
Tampa. DIR. Hamilton has had tents sent
He has telegraphed to- Colonel Haones,
superintendent of the Plant line OF steam
ers and the Savannah and Florida railroad, A.,
stating that in his judgment sleeping cars
should not be allowed TO 90 beyond Pull
aski until the Tampa epidemic is over,
and the panic shall have ceased.
New Orleans, October ga special
from Key West, Florida, says: Passen-
gers by steamer from Tampa tonight con-
firm the reports of the appearance of and
spread of yellow fever at that place, De-
tails show the situation grave. Up to last
night thirty cases and four deaths were
reported.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

Philadelphia, October s.--A testimoni-
al in the shape of an athletic exhibition
to Vim. Byrd Page, the champion run
ming high jumper of America, was given
by an athletic association to-day Page
ma lie running high jump aud excee ie d
his own recor OF six feet and three and
one-fourth inches, by jumping six feet
four inches. He was afterwards present
ed with a goll watch.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

Nat Greer, Tonic basin eattleman, in
forms the Citizen that Sheriff Mulvernon
arrested seven Of the Tewksbury party,
and has taken them to Prescott for i'm
prisonment. The shorin's posse also
killed John Graham and Harry Blevins.
Mr., Greer says that Tom Graham is the
only one the Grahams yet at large,
hut that a good many followers of both
the families are still loft and that there
will be nopeace I'LL the last one bites the
dust,
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

ted wasthe appointment OF committee
to report resolutions condemning the alb
sorbtion Of the Baltimore & Ohio telegraph
line by the Western Union, and the aJop-
ton of protest, which was ordered sent
TO the Secretary of the Interior, against
the eviction OF settlers on forfeited rail.
road lands in Iowa.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

Finn Clanton, the last Of the notorious
Clanton gang Of thieves and cut-throats,
has been sentenced TO ten years impris-
onment in the penitentiary, for stealing
cattle in Apache county, Arizona. Three
others were killed by officers this year, at
at liiferent times.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

A railway accident occurred on tho
Chicago K Atlantic road Tuesday evening
sixty miles east Of Chicago. Seventeen
persons were killed outright and twenty
five or thirty were more or less injured.
A freight train running into the rear OF q
passenger train caused the accident.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

Mr. Brandt, Southern Pacific fireman,
caught rattlesnake at Gila bend the
other day, "justt to irighten the boys"
His snakeship Caught Mr.. Brandt in
the thumb, and his life was saved with
much difficulty. 1t is safe to say he will
catch no more rattlers.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

The Hagerman tunuel, recetly complet-
ed on the Colorado Midland railway, is the
highest tunnel in de world, being $50
feet above the level OF the aea, anl penc-
trating the very top OF the Saguache range.
II is ., l84 feet long, i6 feet high, Is feet
wide, and cost 81 900, 900. In connection
with this the Ra,ieuy Age says; .rhe
construction Of standard guage road
through the heart of the Rocky mour-
tains oxplodas the theory formerly ho!!
that only narrow gauges could be built in
these regions. The Denver 4 Rio Grande
road was hplf on this theory, the belief
being that both in construction and OPP
Grafton there would be very great saw
ing compared with the standard gauge
but already arrangements are being made
to broaden the width Of that great narrow
guage road OF course this change is
compelled mainly by the fact that all the
connections Of this road are OF standard
guage, and does not necessarily prove that
the three-feet guage is not adequate to tho
traffic and is not more economically Nsffft
and operated than the wider guage But
so far as engineering possibilities are con-
cerned, il must now be conceded that
there was no absolute necessity OF build
ing the Denver & Rio Grande road on the
threc-fcet gauge"
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

Percy NJ. Walker, a journeyman printer
Of Weatherford, Texas, was killed at Glen
Dale, Oregon, white attempting to ride
the rods OF the south-bound passenger
train, Sept. II, ult. He was just 20 years
of age, and had left his home about
twelve months ago.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

Denver, Oct 5.-Having completed its
extension from Pueblo to Denver, the
Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe railroad
company has arranged for through Pull
man sleeping. car service from this city to
the eaRt
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

ID. G. Tucker brought Mexican up
from Deming, on Saturday, who had in
his possession some jewclry, which was
stolen from house in this city several
days ago. The Mexican was bound over
to await the action OF the grand jury, and
most Of the jewelry was recovered, Sen
tinel
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

A change of venue from Pima 10 CO.
chise county has been granted in the case
Of r. f. Hambleton, under indictment for
the killing Of Kohler, in Nogales, about
six months since.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

Kansas City, Oct, 1.-THE members
Of the Kansas City Live Stock Exchange
are busy with prepNations for the second
annual convention OF the Consolidated
Cattle Growers Association, which meets
in this city October3l. The arrangements
are almost complete, and Indications
point TO the largest and most successful
convention of cattlemen ever held in the
United States.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

Hon. VIM. A. Saylor, formerly mayor
of Austin, and subsequently collector of
the FL Paso port under the Arthur admin
istration, died at the Austin city hospital
on last Tuesday from softening of the
brain. -.....e
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

Ryman, an ex-sol lier OF Pennsylvania,
with disabilities which he traces to his
services but can't prove, recently wrote
TO President Cleveland description Of
his case. The President replied by en-
closing n check for 800.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

New York, Oct. 6.--Just before leaving
his Office, this afternoon, Mr. Jay Gould
said, We have bought the Baltimore &
Ohio telegraph company; we have paid
for it, or agreed to pay the sum of s., ,00O,-
900.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

Minneapolis, 0atol,er S.--The general
assembly, Knights of labor, had a brief
session to-day, and then adjourned until
Monday, in order to give various commit
tees an opportunity to do some work.
The only business of importance transsc-
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

Washington, Oct. 5.-Tho ol story
that an English syndicate is resorting to
extreme measures to dispose settlers from
the syndicate lands purchased from the
Western road, was received here to-day.
No official information has been received
at the interior department.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

Col. Bob Patterson, who has Just re-
turned from sojourn in the Sieras,
brings news that Abe Richie, the old
mountain man and trapper, has gone era
zy, and has been sent TO Stockton. Abe
was well known to all old Comstockers.
Some years ago he came to this city quite
frequently with the dressed skins OF foxes
and other animals, queer stuffed beasts
and queer yarns. He had a complete set
Of furs in which he was wont 10 parade
the streets TO the delight OF the rising gem
Grafton and the amusement Of our ladies
Of fashion. AS Abe was his own tailor,
when dressed in his ill-iitting and angu-
lar suit he looked not unlike Robinson
Cruso. He and r. NJ. Dagget had a great
scheme for the requirement of large
share Of the filthy lucre floating about in
the world, which was nothing less than
the starting Of fox ranch up in the high
Sierras, somewhere near the Calaveras
big tree grove. They were going into the
breeding Of silver foxes. They woul get
about $50 for each skin. With stub of
a pencil and small bit Of paper, Mr.
Daggett could easily show that there were
millions in fox ranch. But Daggett was
appointed minister TO the Hawaiian is
lands and went away, leaving the arith-
metical conundTum--on the backs Of old
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

st. Paul, October S.-The Pioneer Press
says; Division. Superintendent Graham,
OF the Northern'Pacitic has been arrest
ed, charged with violation of the inter-
state law in refusing to furnish cars for
shipment Of wheat, and discriminating
in favor Of elevator men.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

Governor Zulick has granted Johnson,
sentenced to be hanged at Prescott as one
Of the murderers Of the Clevengers, an
other respite Of thirty days.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

Washington, Oct 6.--The report that
Judge Manning, minister to Mexico, has
resigned is positively denied at the state
department
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

TT. Smith, Ark, October S--Silas
Hampton and Seaborn Green were hang
ed to-day in the United States jail yard
for murder.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

Dona Isidore Consina, of Chilli, is on
her way to New York. The Dona il the
richest woman in the world, is a widow
and speaks English,
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

Ration, N. NJ, October 10.--Natural
gas was struck to-day in the artesian
well at this place, The gas ignites
freely.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

envelopes and other stray scraps of pa
per--with cid Abe, and we fear that the
study Of these may have been what at
last landed the poor fellow in stockton.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

Topeka, October S--Considerable ex-
element was created tonight by the an
nouncement that Frank Jackson, a well
known stoakman OF Maple Hill, had made
Il hasty assignment and skipped out for
some unknown place. His liabilities are
placed at $4,000. Jackaon's father is
the heaviest loser.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-10-15

Chicago. October S,-The work OF copy
ing the record in the anarchist cases for
the United States supreme court is finish
ed, and u copy will now be sent to Ottawa
for comparison and certiieation by the
clerk of the Illinois supreme court. Cap
tain Black will probably start east with
the record about Monday.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-11-24
The Rum Power.

Is it not plain that, in the rum power, We
have an enemy Of freedom which it is the
duty of every patriot to oppose? Is it not
plain that the saloon interest is one which is
opposed to intelligence, to industry, to the
prosperity of the people? Is it not time to
call halt upon an organization which sub
verts, for its own selfish interests, the cardi-
nal principle of our Government-the rule of
the majority-by purchasing votes, by cor
rupting voters? The man who is base enough
to sell his vote for money-or, worse, Tor q
bottle Of whisky--is not fit to exercise the
rights of a freeman. And the rum interest
is constantly increasing the number OF these
degraded beings, constantly extending its
area of malign influence, constantly sapping
the very foundations upon which the struc-
ture of our institutions is reared. 1t is time
that the people recognize in the rum power
an enemy worse than any monopoly that our
country has yet seen. 1t, in fact, answers
to the popular, though somewhat erroneous,
conception of a /" monopoly viz; combin-
alton of capitalists to corruptly influence leg
islation to their private ends. eThe liquor
men Of the nation are, in the aggregate,
enormously wealthy; even the millions OF the
famous Standard Oil organization are insig-
nificant compared with the wealth Of the dis
tilers and brewers and dealers. And the
latter are constantly compacting their or
ganization, the better to subserve their pur-
pose of corruptly controlling the people, to
the end that their profitable occupation may
be perpetuated; to defeat all legislation IN
imfcal thereto, and to practically rule the
nation through the debased and venal por-
tfon of the voting population Is not the
highest duty OF the State that Of self-preser--
vation9 Isit not time that the people should
unite to save the nation from the danger
which neilaces it. t-TOiedO B'Gde.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-11-24
Labor and Liquor.

Atpresent the workingman can hardly
make both ends meet. Is it not because he
insists on creating capitalists out of the sa-
loon keepers, and, not content with that, on
submitting all his rights Of citizenship to the
same object of worshipl The saloon in poll
tics is the most hideous abuse of the day, but
where would it be if the workingmen with
drew their support from it, 1t keeps them
poor. 1t keeps our politics corrupt, 1t
supplies constant stream of base adventur-
ers who disgrace the American name at home
and abroad. 1t makes the terms ''public Of
fee" and public plunder" synonymous. 1t
stiles progress, fosters: :pauperism, brutalizes
husbands and fathers, breaks women's hearts,
puts rags on the workin9men's back, disease
in his body, and shame and despair in his
heart Yet when labor is most disturbed,
when the demand for advanced wages is the
loudest when strikes are most frequent, when
hunger and misery are most rife in the homes
of the poor. the saloon fourishes still. There
may be no bread at home, but there is always
beer and whisky at the bar; and the men
who consider themselves the victims of Cir
cumstances, of the 'thrallsn of capital, ,squan-
der their earnings and spend their savings in
these dens Can there be serious labor
question while this state Of things continuesl
Can workingmen talk gravely OF their
wrongs while it is plain to all the world that
If they only saved the capital they earn they
would be Observation-Disclosures Monthly.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-11-24
An Eastern Rulers Palace.

The interior Of the palace of the
Ameer of Bokhara, writes correspond
ent, is very simple, luxuriousness being
only shown in costly carpets and the
presence of large staff of servants.
The walls are not decorated. In the
audience hall there are two wardrobes,
with mirrors, and in one corner marble
statue of Psyche. A long table occu-
pied the centre of the dining room,
covered with a rcd silk tablecloth.
Lackeys in turbaus served the Box
haran visitors with green tea in china
cups, and the Russian guests were
treated to black tea in tumblers. After
tea dinner was served, consisting OF
soup, meat and eggs The Ameer. on
ascending the throne, disposed Of az
the valuables bequeathed him by his
father including presents from the Rus
sian Court. The purchasers were rich
local traders, who bought the articles at
very low price. The correspondent
states that it is not of rare occurrence
to see watches set in diamonds and parts
of enameled services in the bazaar and
in private hands offered for sale at COM
paratively low prices.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-11-24

We are told that dreadful consequences
are likely to follow the American enter
prise Of boring for natural gas; that in
China the Lake Foo Chang rests upon a
district that was blown up and all its
inhabitants destroyed, and that the
same catastrophe is imminent In the
United States unless the laws restrict the
further Developments in the boring of so
many wells The correspondent who
sounds this note of alarm says; "Should
an explosion occur, there will be such an
upheaval as will dwarf the most
terrible of earthquakes ever
known. The country along the
gas belt from Toledo through Ohio, In
diana and Kentucky will be ripped up
to depth Of from 1, 200 to 1000 feet
and Topped over like pancake, leaving
a chasm through which the waters of
Lake Erie will come bowling down fill
ing the Ohio and Mississippi valleys and
blotting them out forever This is
very startling and to many may appear
very plausible seeing that the quantity
of gas that sometimes rushes forth when
these wells are opened is somsting enor-
nous. Those, however, who have made
practical experiments on explod-
ing such gases will not be
prevented from settling in the Ohio or
Mississippi Valley by fear of the antici-
pated catastrophe. Lecturers who, like
myself, have often shown the old popu-
lar experiment of the electrical pistol
will especially appreciate my meaning.
This is tube through which an electric
spark may be passed into mixture of
coal gas and atmospheric air. The
usual mode of showing the experiment
is to hold the tube over gas jet for a
few seconds, then cork it and pass the
spark. 1t should explode and shoot out
the cork, but very frequently fails, and
whyG Simply because it contains too
much gas. The lecturer, in such
case, removes the cork, blows down
the tube or otherwise removes some of
the gas. and introduces air in its place,
then tries again, and bang it goes. The
fact is that a tube, q borehole, gas
pipe, gasholder, cavern, or coal mine
filled or nearly filled with hydro carbon
gas is perfectly inexplosive If half
filled with such gas it will not explode.
Even at the present day the majority of
those who pass the great gasholders
(''gasometers, as they are miscalled) of
our gas works imagine that a terrible
explosion would occur if light reached
their contents. The fact is that if
flaming torched were plunged into one
of them when filled with gas the torch
would be instantly extinguished, and
the gas issuing from the hole through
which the torch was thrown would
simply burn in the air, but not in the
holder. 1t would be big gas jet and
nothing further. = Gentleman's Magazine.